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[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)

The other day someone on lemmy kept trying to tell me that if google wanted to shut down ad blocking they would. But they don't, so it's ok.

Lol, spawn me that person plz.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

AdBlocking is 100% OK, that part is correct for sure. Ad networks (including Google's) routinely serve up scams and malware: It is foolish not to use a browser with a fully functional ad blocker at this point (i.e. avoid Chrome, use Firefox with uBlock origin).

As for whether Google approves: Fuck Google! They have been serving up malware and scams in their ads. Their opinion should be irrelevant if you have any interest in protecting yourself, they have repeatedly proven they cannot and should not be trusted.

[–] Rider@eviltoast.org 6 points 1 day ago

Yes at this point why would any person would care what Google thinks? Google can go fuck themselves.

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